• So many parents tell me they worry their kids won’t cooperate or that they’ll look awkward in...
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    So many parents tell me they worry their kids won’t cooperate or that they’ll look awkward in front...
  • When you invite someone into your birth space, it’s about so much more than just finding someone...
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    When you invite someone into your birth space, it’s about so much more than just finding someone...
  • As soon as she could sit up, mama pulled her baby close, whispering to her softly. Big brother...
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    As soon as she could sit up, mama pulled her baby close, whispering to her softly. Big brother...
  • She wasn’t timing them yet, but promised to keep me updated. Forty-five minutes later, things...
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    She wasn’t timing them yet, but promised to keep me updated. Forty-five minutes later, things were...
  • This is the second birth I’ve documented for this beautiful family. Their first baby decided to...
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    This is the second birth I’ve documented for this beautiful family. Their first baby decided to...
  • How often have you actually talked with someone about weaning, what it felt like physically,...
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    How often have you actually talked with someone about weaning, what it felt like physically,...
  • There’s a moment in every labor when you stop reaching outward and start reaching in. When the...
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    There’s a moment in every labor when you stop reaching outward and start reaching in. When the...
  • “Our blended, adoptive, multigenerational household and family dynamics are far from traditional,...
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    “Our blended, adoptive, multigenerational household and family dynamics are far from traditional,...
  • We all know that feeling when you look back and realize you forgot to take the photo. There are...
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    We all know that feeling when you look back and realize you forgot to take the photo. There are no...
  • Birth partners you are such an essential part of the story. It’s not about doing it perfectly,...
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    Birth partners you are such an essential part of the story. It’s not about doing it perfectly, it’s...
  • Early labor often feels like the “longest part” of birth, and for many families, that waiting can...
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    Early labor often feels like the “longest part” of birth, and for many families, that waiting can...
  • You don’t need to tell a woman how to birth. Her body already carries the wisdom. What she needs...
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    You don’t need to tell a woman how to birth. Her body already carries the wisdom. What she needs is...
  • Welcome the laughter in! It boosts oxytocin, eases contractions, and softens the intensity of...
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    Welcome the laughter in! It boosts oxytocin, eases contractions, and softens the intensity of...
  • Pausing, breathing, even drifting to sleep between contractions gives your body the strength to...
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    Pausing, breathing, even drifting to sleep between contractions gives your body the strength to...
  • In those first moments after baby arrives, birth can look like this, unrushed, honored, and slow....
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    In those first moments after baby arrives, birth can look like this, unrushed, honored, and slow. ....
  • There’s a hush that falls over the room the moment a baby takes their first breath. It’s sacred,...
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    There’s a hush that falls over the room the moment a baby takes their first breath. It’s sacred,...
  • Professionalism with fellow birth workers [midwives, nurses, doctors, and hospital staff] is one...
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    Professionalism with fellow birth workers [midwives, nurses, doctors, and hospital staff] is one of...
  • Skin to skin in the OR is proof that even in the most clinical setting, birth is still deeply...
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    Skin to skin in the OR is proof that even in the most clinical setting, birth is still deeply human...
  • There is strength, and then there is the instinctual strength of labor. It goes beyond the body....
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    There is strength, and then there is the instinctual strength of labor. It goes beyond the body. It...
  • October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. This month holds weight for me because I’ve...
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    October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. This month holds weight for me because I’ve...